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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1969
Page
5
W. Marvin Watson used his farewell news conference to back a plan for seven cent mail and the transformation of the Post Office into a private corporation. The seven cent rate would merge airmail and first class, costing a penny more than the existing first class.
President Johnson asked Congress for a 1.7 billion dollar Interior Department budget for 1970 with boosts for water pollution programs Indian affairs and a 19.1 million hike for the National Park Service bringing its total to 122.7 million. The proposal also pushes a 1 billion automation effort and a broad postal reform package including modular mail factories to cut costs.
The Johnson administration urged sharply higher defense spending for intercontinental missiles and submarine launched warheads. The budget proposes 13 million for next year to boost warhead production for Poseidon and Spartan Sprint missiles and related arms, with broader plans for nuclear weapons and nonmilitary facilities.
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